Meet Dr. Kate
Dr. Kate Renshaw combines evidence-based expertise and an unwavering passion to inspire connection, healing and growth through play.
Dr. Kate Renshaw: Your Trusted Expert
Meet Dr. Kate Renshaw, seasoned play therapist, playful at heart, and passionate about helping children feel seen, heard, and understood. With over 20 years of clinical experience and a Doctorate in Philosophy, she’s not only a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S™), she’s also a true champion for children and their families.
Known for her down-to-earth approach and big-picture thinking, Dr. Kate combines evidence-informed thinking with playful actions to create real, lasting change in how we view children and their play, and why play is so essential for children and adults alike. Her work is making waves in communities near and far, and she’s just getting started.
Discover Dr. Kate Renshaw's Unique Approach
Dr. Kate Renshaw champions the transformative power of play as a universal language for connection, growth, and healing. Her evidence-based practice demonstrates how play therapy principles can be adapted across all ages, settings, and circumstances to enhance mental health and wellbeing.
Core Values
Evidence-based practice, accessibility, and innovation drive her research, clinical work, and field leadership.
Unique Methodologies
Play Therapy methodology tailored to individual, community or project needs and goals.
Universal Application
Adapting evidence-based play therapy approaches for diverse populations from infants to adults.
Systemic Integration
Embedding playful relationship principles in schools, healthcare, and community contexts.
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The Journey
From her foundational training in psychology to her pioneering PhD research in play therapy, Dr. Kate Renshaw’s career has been driven by one clear vision: to unlock playful relationships and make them accessible, practical, and transformative for people of all ages and backgrounds.
Based in regional Victoria, Dr. Kate lives her belief that evidence-based play therapy shouldn't be limited by postcode or circumstance. Her work shows that when thoughtful, research-backed tools are adapted with care, they can create real and lasting change - in schools, homes, clinics, and communities.
Through her writing and speaking engagements, like her upcoming book, and play-focused podcast, Dr. Kate continues to bring these ideas to life, offering insights, stories, and conversations that highlight the incredible impact of playful relationships on human connection, emotional wellbeing, and child development.
Her mission is simple: to make meaningful mental health support feel natural, engaging, and within reach, starting with play and fuelled by relationships.